I'm 6 weeks from my last frost, and the temps are in the 70s. I know I'm still going to get frosts and probably some slushy snow, but it's getting too hot too early for stuff like salad greens and carrots to sprout.
I sowed about 80 feet each of greens and radishes, and about 500 feet of carrots. Also sowed about 20 feet of parsnips, 5 feet of scorzonera, 30 feet of kohlrabi, and 10 feet of rutabaga. Transplanted all of my onion sprouts, brocolli, cabbage, and cauliflower(about 40 plants and probably about 300 onions) and sowed a couple of rows in situ for a separate harvest.
Built another small greenhouse as I ran out of room in the first one. Unfortunately I'll probably be building another two of those because that one is already at max capacity.
Started building another chicken coop too. I've decided to go all out with a 4x8 x8 foot tall walk in coop with movable partitions for roosters and chicks. Also building in storage cabinets for feed and assorted chicken stuff. I want to be able to toss compost in here during the winter and have them pick it apart, so I'll do a laminate floor that can be washed out with a hose.
My back hurts...
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[–] middle_path 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Damn, man. I need to start abandoning my family so I can get more done on the weekends.
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[–] middle_path 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Mine isn't quite there yet. He just makes mudpies and throws sand.
[–] badruns ago
The choice is yours, just remember you reap what you sow.
[–] Lillah ago
I have been working on a new coop design. I would love to see or hear about yours if you are interested. I also am looking at a compost bin inside and separate areas to be able to isolate one or more chickens. Right now my idea is to tie two independent coops together with a common grazing area where the composter and hay storage will be located.
[–] 1moar ago
Careful they don't wash out.
[–] NamelessCrewmember ago
I am also struggling with temps and timing... I have many things started in a large heated floor chamber. I Bilta large coop once, went with a smoke clear plastic roof. Wonderful idea to let the sun in. Let it overhang over a foot on every side, kept the deep litter dry. Primed and painted all of it thrice, much of it with spar varnish. If you enjoy whimsical color, paint stores have miss tinted they sell for 10 cent on the dollar. At 5$ a gallon for the fancy paint it looked great. I also strung led Christmas lights all around the inside of the roof, kept them laying all winter with 13 hours of light. Made maintenance easy too.